Report of the city of Somerville 1882, Part 9

Author: Somerville (Mass.)
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Somerville, Mass.
Number of Pages: 338


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We fully indorse the theory and principles quoted above, and an examination of the tables, herewith presented by our secretary, must convince you that the careful investigation required as above into all cases in our city, under our present organization, is almost an impossibility.


We have no almshouse, no burial ground, in fact nothing but money to expend. There has been quite a change in the manner of giving orders in the past three years, and it has worked well, as the following figures will show.


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Orders.


Groceries.


Fuel.


Dry Goods and Boots and Shoes.


1879.


$4.608 46


1882.


3,305 95


Difference, $1,302 51


1879.


$3,057 58


1882.


1,243 06


1,814 52


1879


$1,382 02


1882.


472 05


909 71


Showing a decrease of orders for these articles since 1879 of $4,021.74.


To offset, our bills in public institutions in 1879 were $2,708.00, in 1882 $5,272.17, an increase of $2,564.17, and the increase is steady and will continue to be.


We again call your attention to the necessity of an almshouse and a burial place.


In the interest of economy and humanity the city should furnish the above requirements. We do not need a large investment. The city has the land, in a very proper location for both, near rail- roads, not encroaching on our citizens, the " City Farm," so called, originally bought for a burial place.


The building, with furniture, fences for garden, etc., and fencing for burial ground, need not cost over $12,000 ; the interest on same at 5 per cent would be $600; this would be the plant for both requirements. A man and wife for superintendent and matron, having board and rent, would require small pay, say $500, and for this amount the almshouse and burial place is complete and in running order. The moral effect on the two hundred and sixty- three families, shown in tables 1, 2, 3, and 4, would pay the above amount, relieving at once our charges in public institutions ; the moderately insane in Boston and State almshouses, and truant boys, as shown in table No. 5, would give the place a working business.


LIST OF TABLES.


TABLE No. 1. Gives those persons aided by dole from office, having legal settlement in Somerville.


TABLE No. 2. Those persons residing in Somerville, having legal settlement in other towns and cities and paid by them.


176


ANNUAL REPORTS.


TABLE No. 3. Those persons residing in Somerville, having no legal settlement, paid in part by the State.


TABLE No. 4. Those persons residing in other towns and cities, having a legal settlement in Somerville and charged to the city.


TABLE No. 5. List of persons in the public institutions. Insane 23, House of Correction 8, Truant School 5, Boston Alms_ house 3, State Workhouse 3, State Almshouse 1, State Reform School 2; in all 45.


TABLE No. 6. List of persons boarded in private families in the city, 17.


TABLE No. 7. Number of families for whom rent is paid.


TABLE No. 8. Number of persons buried by the board, 30, and to whom chargeable.


TABLE No. 9. Showing the number of persons to whom orders have been given from the office of the board, belonging to the city other towns and cities, and to those having no settlement, the dates when given, amounts, kind of goods, and totals for the year, at 26 meetings.


TABLE No. 10. Financial report. Appropriations, and receipts from other towns and cities, and State, etc. ; also disbursements by pay rolls and expenditures as per ledger.


TABLE No. 11. Store-keeper's report. Amount of stock on hand, Jan. 1, 1882, amount bought, amount delivered on orders, etc., amount on hand, Dec. 31, 1882, with the expenses of the store.


We desire to call your attention to one of the duties pertaining to the office of overseer, which is, in looking up and legally fixing pauper settlements ; it requires much time and labor to protect the city and do justice to applicants.


We had last year one case, which, after reasonable investigation, we supposed to be a State ward, and so notified. By the State official we were required to see if they were not settled in Boston, then in one or more other places, and finally to Andover, Mass. ; from that town we received answer that no such person had lived there for the last century, but if we could show that the applicant had not gained a settlement by ancestors or otherwise since that time they would look further back, and expressed a hope that we would not let the parties suffer in the mean time. This duty is a


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


fruitful source of perplexity and trouble, and needs to be carefully attended to.


Gentlemen. this report with tables we herewith respectfully sub- mit to you for approval, feeling that, to the best of our abilities, we have performed the duties of our trust faithfully, for the best advantage of the city and its wards, and respectfully ask that it be printed as a part of the City Reports for 1882.


Respectfully submitted,


ANSEL LEWIS, THOMAS CUNNINGHAM, F. G. WILLIAMS, Overseers of the Poor.


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178


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table No. 1.


RELIEF GIVEN BY ORDERS FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR TO FAMILIES HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT IN THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE DURING YEAR 1882.


L. F.


NAMES.


Families.


No. of


Persons.


No of


Orders.


Am't of Orders.


Am'tof Rents.


Miscella- neous.


Remarks.


1


Rose Connors


*W. & Ch.


32


$51 82


....


20 00


Burial.


2


John O'Donnell .


H. W. & Ch.


5


37


82 29


3


Ellen Sullivan.


W. & C.


2


25


41 05


$48 00


4


Ellen Braslin.


W. & Ch.


3


8


12 65


5


Susan Donnelly


W. & Ch.


4


32


68 00


37 00


..


7


Mrs. John Casey


W. & Ch. F. & C.


2


18


32 15


11


Thomas Mahoney


M. W & C.


4


42


96 90


62 51


12


William Anderson.


M. & W.


2


33


65 25


13


Sylvester Sullivan. Ann Nolan.


W. & Ch.


3


4


8 30


36 00


18


Mrs. D. Liston


W. & Ch.


6


28


76 25


32 00


19


Edward Welsh.


M. & W.


2


33


61 20


20


Mrs. Thos. Kelley.


W. & Ch.


3


9


10 05


21


Mrs. John Kelley ..


4


22


44 85


62 13


22


Walter Shalley.


W & Ch.


6


40


113 85


52 00


25


Matthew Ryan ..


M. W. & Ch.


4


5


10 95


26


Mrs. Thos. Gallagher


Widow.


1


35


58 95


27


Ann Tierney.


Widow.


1


26


30 40


28


Margaret Donovan


Widow.


1


31


48 75


30


Frank ('Neil.


Orphan.


1


18


32 90


21 00


Burial.


31


Kate Purcell


W. & Ch.


3


4


74 95


32


Maggie Cross.


Single.


1


29


39 35


35


Mary Foley.


W. & Ch.


3


7


12 60


36


Sarah Charleton


1


35


69 45


37


Ellen Driscoll


4


35


71 75


39


Thos. Malaney


H. W. & Ch.


10


13


25 50


40


Margaret Timmins .. Edward Dempsey.


F. & Daug.


2


23


35 40


27 40


Board


44


Nora Boyle ..


W. & Ch.


3


38


72 70


45


child of Baldwin


F. & Ch.


1


30


47 70


W. & Ch.


6


42


83 95


48


Kate Leonard


W. & Ch.


4


36


67 35


49


'Thos. McDermott


Single.


1


33


58 10


31 00


50


Agnes WcFarland


W. & Ch.


3


4


6 45


52


Ellen Downey


W. & Ch.


7


34


115 90


65 00


53


Mary O'Brien


W. & Ch.


3


35


65 25


54


Mrs. N. Flemming. Timothy Sullivan


H. W. & Ch.


4


29


56 04


57


John Smith.


Widow.


1


12 .


27 50


59


Single.


1


17


30 27


60


Bridget Gill.


W. & Ch.


3


33


58 15


60 00


12 00


Burial.


63


W. & Ch.


5


38


56 40


64


W. & Ch.


4


15


25 10


36 00


65


W. & C.


2


29


43 45


66


W. & C.


2


13


21 30


16 00


219


Catherine McGurk ..


Widow.


1


5


7 75


224


Catherine Donahoe ..


W. & Ch.


3


1


2 25


224


Mrs. M. Goodwin ..


W. & C.


2


16


52 05


66 00


226


Mrs. W. S. Lindsey ..


W. & C.


2


2


3 45


227


Mrs Ellen Grady ...


Widow.


1


11


25 35


48 00


228


Nancy McKenna


Widow.


1


1


2 20


228


Jobn Lynch.


H. W. & Ch.


7


1


3 00


Am't carried forward


58


182


1,375


$2,633 11 |$589 51


$212 10


8


John Barry.


H. & W.


2


16


26 75


69 57


Board.


M. W. & C. M. & W.


2


21


39 45


24


Mrs. Martin Grady ..


W. & C.


2


38


64 95


46 47


'Timothy Sullivan ..


W. & Ch.


3


4


5 50


55


H. W. & Ch.


3


32


55 90


58


Catherine Noonan Philip Hughes


H. & W.


2


33


59 00


62


Mrs. P. Mahoney ...


W. & Ch.


5


40


73 54


61


Thomas Moran ..


W. & Ch.


3


17


32 25


41


Ellen Queenan and


Widow. W. & Ch.


8


32


68 5¿


Husband Insane.


16


Board of children


of Nellie Kelley.


Mrs. Thos. Logan


Cath'e Thompson .... Mrs. Patrick Flaherty Margaret McDonald. Ellen Steward ... ...


* H., Husband; F., Father; W., Widow or Wife; C., Child; Ch., Children.


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REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


RELIEF GIVEN BY ORDERS FROM THE OFFICE OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR TO FAMILIES HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT. - Continued.


L. F.


NAMES.


Families.


No. of


Persons.


No. of


Orders.


Am't of Orders.


Am't of Rents.


Miscella- neous.


Remarks.


Am't br'ght forward.


58 Widow.


182


1,375


$2,633 11


$589 51


$212 10


229 230 231


Ann Haggerty.


W. & Ch.


3


2


4 40


Patrick McDermott ..


H. W. & C.


3


29


50 00


233


Lucretia Gorham ..


W. & C.


2


12


23 75


233


Carl Colson.


H. & W.


2


5


8 35


W. & Ch.


5


4


7 25


Widow.


1


15


21 80


H. W. & Cn.


5


37


93 55


241


Patrick Gallagher ..


M. W. & Ch.


5


49


76 00


40 00


242


Child of Chas. Ogden


1


3


10 00


213


Mary Wood.


Woodman


1


2


4 65


Mary E. Nowlin


W. & Ch.


4


1


4 90


60 00


.John Davidson


M. W. & Ch.


8


3


10 00


253


J. D. Lovell.


H. W. &C.


3


3


6 20


253


Mary Quinn


W. & Ch.


6


33


76 05


50 93


Aun McIntyre.


W. & Ch. 2 Ch.


2


2


2 75


('hild'n of T. Sullivan


M. & Chi.


3


9


14 77


....


276 14 200 58


Board. Board.


W. & Ch.


6


31


61 80


256


Elizabeth Hayes .. ..


W. & Ch.


4


36


59 05


Mary Cullity Single.


1


27


29 55


M. W. & Ch.


5


19


37 80


W. & Boy. Single.


1


26


29 25


H. W. & Ch.


6


11


22 30


260


James Fenton


H. W. & Ch.


4


13


23 90


Daniel Roach.


H. W. & Ch.


4


9


17 75


Ann McCauley


W & Ch. Widow.


1


32


40 00


3


5


8 50


W. & Ch.


3


5


9 40


W. & Ch.


3


1


4 20


Dennis McCarthy.


4


4


11 50


John Morris


1


1


2 45


Mary Foren


W. & Ch.


3


15


23 48


Honora Dunn


W & Ch.


3


6


13 40


Almira Wilson.


Single.


1


1


2 00


108 88


Board.


Celia Hoar


W. & Ch.


3


2


4 40


Mary Mellen


W. & Ch.


4


15


28 20


E. H. Elliott


Single. W. & C.


2


14


23 65


51 00


Mrs. Oswald


Widow.


1


1


5 20


.. .


Mrs. M. Manning.


Widow.


1


1


5 20


Ann Hopkins


W. & C.


2


7


11 35


Peter Teehan


H. W. & C.


3


11


19 85


John Cowhig.


H. W. & C.


3


6


10 65


Mary Foley


W. & C.


2


3


5 90


Patrick Galligher


H. & W.


2


2


5 20


John Donavan.


H W. & Ch.


7


2


3 20


No settle- ment.


Patrick Calahan


H. W. & C.


3


4


8 00


Ellen Powers


2


1


1 50


Lucy Bu


H. W. & C.


3


2


4 40


I. H. ('uddyhy ...


H. W. & Ch.


4


3


12 40


Catherine Shagrue. ..


2


2


3 10


H. Overholt


4


3


8 95


T'hos. Greenough.


5


1


1 50


John J. Rodgers


61 14


§ Board & Burial.


368


Ann Garvin.


1


3


3 50


Am't carried forward


118


356


2,018


$3,777 66


$848 44


$1,054 84


1


3


5 45


244 248 249


254 255 255 256


Timothy Donnavan. . Margaret Fogarty ... Mary Cotter.


2


31


44 20


24 00


3


29


48 90


Margaret Mooney


Mrs. Sarah Tarr ..


Mrs. Dennis Tinnan.


Mrs. B. Gerrish.


H. W. & Ch. Single.


1


33 00


Hannah Durgin Littlefield


176 00


.


.


20 00


Board. Burial.


358 359 360 362 364 364 365 365


W. & Daug. Widow.


1


1


2 20


· atrick Kenney, 2d ..


W. & C. H. & Ch.


H. W. & Ch. H. & W. Widow.


1


18


25 70


239 240 241


Elizabeth Gill.


Hannah Ambrose ..


Frank Eagan.


Orphan. Widow. Single.


4


27


41 20


Child'n of Jas. Gavin.


Ellen Furgusson. . ..


257 253 259 259 260


William Harvey


261 262 263 263 264 313 321 324 326 322 340 34 4 345 347 347 349 350 350 251 351 352 353 353 354 357


Mrs. William Dooner


180


ANNUAL REPORTS.


RELIEF GIVEN BY ORDERS FROM THE OFFICE OF OVERSEERS OF THE POOR TO FAMILIES HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT. - Concluded.


L. F.


NAMES.


Families.


No. of


Persons


No. of


Orders.


Am't of Orders.


Am't of Rents.


Miscella- neous.


Remarks.


Am't br'ght forward.


118


356


2,018 31


$3,777 66


$848 44


$1,054 84


368


Ellen Conners. . .


W. & Ch.


4


49 75


369


Hannah Stewart ... . .


Widow.


1


1


2 50


370


Hannah Wilberton ..


Widow.


1


1


1 50


370


Sarah Trask.


Widow.


1


1


4 00


370


Mrs. James Purcell .. Rob't Hovey's child'n Delia Holland.


W. & Ch. Children.


4


1


2 50


25 83


Insane.


372


John Holland.


1


1


1 75


373


Mrs. W. H. Dodge ..


1


1


3 00


375


Ellen Mortimer


H. W. & Ch. Widow.


1


1


3 70


377


1


1


1 65


377


Margaret Copeland ..


W. & Ch.


5


31


29 33


10 00


Burial.


378


Mrs. John Shehan.


W. & Ch.


3


1


2 45


378


Minnie Murphy


Orphan.


1


1


2 45


252


Charle- Canney


H. W. & Ch. M. & D.


4


1


2 00


71 14


Board.


366


Chas. McMakin.


H. W. & Ch.


6


11


33 15


21 00


Total


136


398


2,108


$3,942 39


$895 27


$1,135 98


[ment. No settle- No settle- [ment.


371


2


2


11 00


2


3


11 60


372


W. & Daug. Single. W.


4


1


2 40


376


Jane O'Brien. Rupert.


379


Mrs. Jesse Abbott.


1


181


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Table No. 2.


LIST OF PERSONS AIDED BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF SOMER- VILLE, LIVING IN THE CITY, BUT HAVING A PAUPER SETTLEMENT IN OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES.


L. F.


NAMES.


Families.


No. of


Persons.


No. of


Orders.


Am'tin


Orders.


Rent.


Miscel'ous,


Medicine,


Burial, etc


Name of Town Charged to.


9


Hannah Ginty.


W. & S. Orphan.


2


31


$52 25


$52 25


Natick.


6


Irwin's child.


1


12


18 00


18 00


Boston.


17


M. A. Corbett


W. & Ch.


4


16


29 75


$4 60


34 35


Lawrence.


33


Mrs. P. Barry . .


G. W.& Ch.


4


9


16 30


$24 00


3 00


43 30


Bridgewater


38


Ellen Doherty


W. & Ch.


4


32


49 95


49 95


Boston.


42


Edw'd Fitzpatrick.


H. W.& Ch.


5


33


69 70


69 70


43


Jessie Keene


W. & Ch.


6


22


45 90


45 90


54


N. Flemming.


H. & W.


3


5


9 75


9 75


67


Ellen Quirk.


W. & Ch.


5


40


69 65


69 65


Arlington.


68


Mary ('Brien.


W. & Ch.


6


12


25 10


3 00


28 00


Boston.


69


Margaret Burke


W. & Ch.


3


32


54 65


54 65


236


Chas. R. Williams .. John ('Brien


Single


1


9


17 35


17 35


236


M.W.& Ch.


4


17


34 15


34 15


Boston.


240


B. Mullen


Widow.


1


248


Mrs. B. Conlon


4


3


6 00


6 00


Cambridge.


25.


W. F. Pike.


4


5


9 20


9 20


Chelsea.


257


Michael Eagan


4


23


35 25


35 25


Woburn.


261


Ira Colley


H. W.& Ch.


4


2


4 20


1 00


5 20


No settl't. B.


264


T. T. Whitney


3


6


13 41


13 41


Boston.


265


Michael Cross


2


3


10 40


10 40


265


Mrs. P. White.


3


3


6 40


6 40


317


F. E. Roberts


4


9


24 10


24 10


317


G. A. Roberts.


4


1


2 00


2 00


318


G. E. Jackson.


H.W.& Ch.


5


3


5 00


5 00


Canton.


W. & C.


2


12


25 11


10 00


35 11


Milford.


350


Jno. Mahoney


5


10


20 15


20 15


Boston.


351


Ellen Buckley


1


13


32 65


32 65


352


Ellen Farrington


5


14


31 75


10 00


41 75


353


R. L. Walker


3


22


56 04


56 04


Malden.


354


WVm. Crangle.


4


5


9 90


9 90


Sandwich.


35


Fred Wilber.


3


6


10 45


10 45


Lawrence.


356


Mra. G. Holland ... S. J. Murray


4


9


17 35


10 00


27 35


Melrose.


355


S. C. Hypson


5


11


27 35


22 00


49 35


Manchester.


361


W. H. Sheridan


H. W & Ch. 4


4


8 96


26 00


34 96


Dedham.


331


Jane Marshall


1


9


17 25


7 60


24 85


Fall River.


363


E. G. Boyle ...


3


21


39 00


39 00


Chelsea.


363


Francis McElroy . .


4


8


12 70


2 00


14 70


Lowell.


363


Mrs J. T. Flanigan.


H. W. & M.


3


4


7 70


7 70


Cambr'g'p't.


367


Richard Volkman ..


H. W. & C.


3


1


2 70


2 70


Boston.


367


Mrs. D. Shea.


W. & C.


2


3 09


3 09


No settlem't.


367


Catherine Lehre.


W. & Ch.


3


3


9 50


9 50


375


Mary P. Jordan


W. & Ch.


3


6 54


6 54


378


I. H. Babcock.


8 00


8 00


Salem.


Total


46


153 |490


$957 80 $24 00 $133 60 $1,115 40


357


W. & Ch.


4


7


11 15


3 00


14 15


Milford.


Boston.


362


Thos. Mckinley.


Widow. Single.


2 00


2 00


1


2


1


20 00


20 00


369


Zella White


Lowell.


Boston.


1


6.


66


66


Woburn.


2 00


2 00


Woburn.


W. & h.


H. & W.


6.


W. & Ch.


H. W.& Ch.


H. W.& Ch.


346


Mary Holland


H. W.& Ch. Widow.


H. W.& Ch.


Wakefield.


WV. & Ch.


H. W.& Ch.


H. W. & C.


H. W.& Ch.


H. W.& Ch.


W. & Ch.


W. & Ch.


W. & Ch.


H. W & Ch.


H.W.& Ch.


Total.


182


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table No. 3.


LIST OF PERSONS AIDED BY THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR, LIVING IN THE CITY, WHO HAVE NO LEGAL SETTLEMENT, CHARGEABLE TO THE STATE.


L. F.


NAMES.


Families.


No. of


Persons.


No. of


Orders.


Am't in


Orders.


Miscel'ous,


Burial, etc.


Charged


State.


Remarks.


20


Thomas Willey.


W. & Ch.


3


9


$10 05


$10 05


232


Thomas Porter.


H.W.& Ch.


3


8 40


8 40


238


Catherine Sullivan


W. & Ch.


3


4


7 40


7 40


242


Louise Pattee.


Widow.


1


4


9 70


9 70


249


John Davidson


H.W.& Ch.


8


5


10 00


10 00


252


Ann Burke.


W. & Ch.


5


7


15 60


15 60


316


John Curran


H. W.& Ch.


4


3


10 60


10 60


318


Daniel Curran.


H. W.& Ch.


4


2


5 15


5 15


319


Rose McMahon.


W. & C.


2


3


5 90


5 90


319


Mary Haley .


W. & Ch.


5


6


12 60


12 60


319


Ann Fitzpatrick


W. & Ch.


3


9


21 90


21 90


321


Dennis McCarty.


H. W.& Ch. W. & C.


4


5


11 50


11 50


322


Eliz. Furnace.


H. W.& Ch.


5


7


16 50


16 50


329


M. Sullivan.


H. W. & C.


3


7


24 00


24 00


335


C. Hubert.


H. W. & C.


3


3


6 90


6 90


336


Thomas Greens


H. W.& Ch.


5


9


15 95


15 95


338


B. Downey.


IV. & Ch.


3


5


9 90


9 90


346


Mrs. A. Chambers


W. & Ch.


3


6


15 80


15 80


355


Isaac Marvin


H. W.& Ch.


4


9


18 20


$12 0


30 20


356


Patrick Galvin


H.W.& Ch.


4


4


8 90


36 00


44 90


356


Mrs. Lester


W. & Ch.


5


6


11 40


11 40


359


E. H. Wilson


H. & W.


2


6


12 00


16 70


10 00


26 70


Burial.


M. S. & C.


3


6


13 10


13 10


362


Mrs.L. Gray and L.Fisher


3


8


15 15


10 00


25 15


364


Lizzie O'Neil.


1


6


14 20


9 75


23 95


369


James Durgin.


H. W. & C. 3


1


1 50


1 50


371


Ellen McDermott.


1


1


5 00


5 00


Burial.


373


M. Jorgensen ..


W. & Ch.


4


1


9 30


15 00


24 30


373


Bernard Klapback.


1


15 00


15 00


374


Thomas M. Frank.


1


5


6


15 60


12 00


27 60


374


Teddy Murphy.


W. & Ch.


3


3


5 85


2 50


8 35


Medicine.


37.6


John Gallagher


Hus.


1


2


3 90


3 00


6 90


376


Mary Gallagher


W. & C.


2


1


2 00


2 00


376


H. Williams.


H.W.& Ch.


4


3


5 90


...


5 90


Total


38


121


175


$379 00 $157 75 $536 75


Burial.


Burial. Rent, $15; Bur'1, [$15; Med., $6.


359


C. Carpenter


H. W.& Ch,


5


7


360


L. A. Jackson.


W. M. & C. Single.


7 50


7 50


374


Mrs. Charles Robert.


W. & Ch.


1


20 00


20 00


375


Amelia Gilbert.


2


5


7 45


7 45


326


John Donnelly


12 00


. .


Total


183


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Table No. 4.


PERSONS AIDED BY OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES, HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT IN THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE AND CHARGEABLE TO SOMERVILLE.


Where.


Name.


Families.


Am'nt.


Am'nt.


Total.


Remarks.


Boston. .


Timothy Connors.


W. &C.


$24 00


$24 00


$48 00


Cath'e Fitzmorris.


Widow.


16 00


28 00


44 00


Mrs. R. C. Hovey


W. &2 Ch.


8 00


12 00


20 00


Insane.


Margaret Jones


W. & 2 Ch.


54 00


31 00


85 00


David Keefe.


Orphan.


13 63


18 52


32 15


Almira King.


Widow.


13 63


16 89


30 52


A. M. Littlefield


Widow.


28 00


24 00


52 00


A. Lovett ...


Single.


65 00


40 00


105 00


Mrs. J. Strong.


Widow.


14 51


16 52


31 13


Mary Tuck ...


Widow.


9 73


15 19


24 92


Ellen F. Woodward ..


Widow.


93 46


77 51


170 97


Thomas J. Brennan ...


W.&C.


10 00


10 00


20 00


Arthur O'Neil


Single.


4 85


7 50


12 35


Susan Prior.


Single.


7 46


15 09


22 55


Ann C. Dennett


Single.


3 56


9 06


12 62


......


Ellen Shea ..


Single.


1 00


15 40


16 40


.....


Jno. J. Murphy


W. H. & C.


3 63


3 63


7 26


Daniel Jordan


Single.


7 00


7 00


Clarissa Moore.


Single.


24 00


25 73


49 73


G. B. Eldridge


H.W &2C.


2 00


2 00


Michael Clarke


Single.


2 00


2 00


Sam'l Fairweather


100 00


100 00


Wm. E. Bent ..


1 00


1 00


Phil. A. Cunningham ..


Single.


17 00


17 00


Mrs. R. C. Center.


13 15


8 15


21 30


E. McGuire


W. &2Ch.


2 12


2 12


W. & 4 Ch.


2 30


2 30


. .


Mrs. Tim. Sullivan


Widow.


4 05


4 05


. .


Garvin children


2 Children.


8 58


8 58


. .


Sullivan children


2 Children.


3 86


3 86


W. & 2 Ch.


20 16


69 70


89 86


Daniel Shea


H. & W. Single.


2 05


5 00


Burial.


Holliston ....


Mrs. D. Coffin


W. & 2 Ch.


156 00


Nantucket ..


Susan Prior.


H. W. & C.


15 77


Watertown .. Melrose .


Martha and Mary Paine


2 Ladies.


78 00


Lawrence .


S. S. Morey.


H. W. & C.


91 00


Taunton


C. S. Martin's children. Esther Grayson.


2 Children. W. &C.


27 43


Marlboro'


A. Monaghan


H. & W.


200 00


67 00


267 00


Canton.


Patrick McMinnaman.


H.W.&2C.


104 00


Peabody


Timothy Lyon


50 00


Chelsea


Ann Taylor


H. W.& Ch. Single.


11 58


Total


45


...


$1,978 92


. .


......


......


......


......


......


......


......


......


.....


... .


......


.....


......


......


......


......


......


.....


......


... .


Cambridge ..


..


T. Quinn


..


..


Margaret Murphy


10 60


10 60


..


..


Dennis Keefe.


2 05


Wm. H. Haggerty


John Shelian


19 50


2 Old Ladies.


. .


95 32


Barnstable ..


H. W.& Ch. Single.


W. & 2 Ch.


184


ANNUAL REPORTS.


Table No. 5.


LIST OF PERSONS HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT IN SOMERVILLE, WHO ARE SUPPORTED IN THE DIFFERENT INSANE INSTITUTIONS OF THE STATE, WITH THE COST OF SAID SUPPORT TO THE CITY OF SOMER- VILLE, DURING THE YEAR 1882.


Name.


Name of Place.


Board.


Clothing.


Total.


Remarks.


Mary Lcahey


Northampton


$558 80


$12 12


$570 92


Patrick Donnelly.


Worcester


169 46


2 50


171 96


Hannah Mayo ..


169 46


38 83


208 29


Artinatus D. Moore


169 46


23 35


192 81


H. A. Locke .


169 46


3 .6


172 72


John McIntosh


66


169 46


30 90


200 36


Simon Hallett.


66


169 46


20 95


190 41


Bridget Bradburn


60


169 46


1 32


170 78


Mary A. Foster


Taunton


169 46


10 90


180 36


John Knowles


Danvers


169 46


20


169 66


Ellen Cronin ..


66


169 46


12 10


181 56


Robert C. Havcy


66


169 46


21 70


191 16


Susan Melaughlin.


66


169 46


85


171 31


Mary McGillicudy.


66


169 46


169 46


Bridget Lyons


66


169 46


9 40


178 86


Ellen Garvin


169 46


24 40


193 86


Elizabeth M. Conlon ..


66


63 15


22 53


85 68


Lydia C. Webster ...


138 82


1 00


139 82


Catherine McGurk ...


73 14


10 00


83 14


Edwin R. Prescott. ..


51 07


51 07


Maria L. Whittemore.


66


34 82


19


35 01


Total


$4,073 42


PERSONS HAVING A LEGAL PAUPER SETTLEMENT IN SOMERVILLE, CONFINED IN THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY HOUSE OF CORRECTION, FOR WHICH THE CITY PAYS IN PART.


Names.


Name of Place.


Board.


Clothing.


Total.


Remarks.


Thos. McCormick.


Cambridge


$26 98


$26 98


Gilbert Tufts


13 95


13 95


Maurice Neville.


66


13 95


13 95


John Barry .


66


24 00


24 00


Mary McCue ..


12 35


12 35


John Scanlan


66


13 26


13 26


Thomas Ramsey


Essex County, Lawrence.


21 70


21 70


$146 99


Cr. less for labor. ..


46 98


Total.


$100 01


·


·


·


.


169 46


6 50


175 96


Ellen Crimmins


·


·


.


.


.


...


....


20 80


20 80


Charles Canney


..


.. .


·


·


169 46


18 80


188 26


Charles F. Williams.


66


185


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


PERSONS SENTENCED TO THE TRUANT SCHOOL AT LOWELL AND SUPPORTED, HAVING A SETTLEMENT IN SOMERVILLE.


Names.


Name of Place.


Board.


Clothing.


Total.


Remarks.


Daniel Corley


Lowell.


$127 99


$8 00


$135 99


Edward Reardon


76 17


76 17


Frank Strong


66


127 99


8 00


135 99


Andrew Collins


127 99


8 00


135 99


Harry Dannells


31 52


8 00


39 52


Total.


PERSONS IN THE ALMSHOUSE OF THE CITY OF BOSTON, HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT IN SOMERVILLE.


Names.


Name of Place.


Board.


Clothing.


Total.


Remarks.


Samuel F. Rodgers ...


Boston


$117 69


$117 69


George F. Wood.


90 86


90 86


Mary Hutchinson


66


19 29


19 29


Total.


$227 84


PERSONS IN THE STATE WORKHOUSE AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS, HAVING A LEGAL SETTLEMENT IN THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE.


Names.


Place.


Board.


Remarks.


Mary Burns.


State Workhouse in Bridgewater


$61 25


John Scanlon


68 25


Honora Sullivan


66


22 00


Total


$151 50


Patrick Mahoney


State Almshouse in Tewksbury


16 28


Total


$16 28


Timothy Donovan


State Reform School in Westboro'


26 00


J. W. Clarkson


23 00


Total


$49 00


$523 66


186


ANNUAL REPORTS.


RECAPITULATION.


Insane Asylums .


$4,073 42


Houses of Correction


100 01


Truants at Lowell


.


523 66


Almshouse, Boston


227 84


State Workhouse


151 50


Tewksbury State Almshouse


16 28


State Reform School


49 00


$5,141 71


Amount received from Shannon, covered into treas-


ury


130 46


Total


$5,272 17


Table No. 6. BOARD PAID FOR PAUPERS IN PRIVATE FAMILIES.


No.


Names.


Amount.


No.


Names.


Amount.


2


Garvin children.


$275 64


1


John J. Rodgers


$41 14


2


Sullivan children.


200 57


1


Edward Dempsey.


27 40


1


Miss A. J .. Wilson


108 88


2


Mary and Maggie Murphy ..


50 43


1


James Murphy .


139 84


2


Clothing for same.


14 80


1


Littlefield.


176 00


2


Mrs. Jessie


Abott and


1


Mary McLaughlin.


60 00


daughter


71 14


2


Nellie Kelley's children


62 13


1


Sylvester Sullivan.


67 57


Total


$1,295 54


Table No. 7. RENT PAID FOR CITY POOR DURING YEAR 1882.


Names.


Amount.


Names.


Amount.


Mrs. Daniel Liston.


$32 00


Mrs. Ellen Sullivan


$48 00


Mrs. Ann Nolan


37 00


Mr. Patrick Gallagher


40 00


Mrs. Mary E. Nowlan


60 00


Mr. Thomas McDermott


31 00


*Mrs. Patrick Barry


24 00


Mrs. Ellen Downey.


65 00


Mrs. Susan Donnelly.


40 00


Mrs. E. H. Elliott.


27 00


Mrs. Goodwin


66 00


Mrs. Charles McMakin


21 00


Mrs. M. Grady.


54 00


Mrs. Hannah Durgin ....


51 00


Mrs. Ellen Grady.


48 00


Mrs. Charles Steward


16 00


Mrs. Patrick Flaherty.


48 00


Mrs. Thomas Moran


60 00


Mrs. M. Fogarty


24 00


Mrs. Jane Purcell.


23 83


Mrs. T. Quinn


50 93


tMrs. Patrick Galvin.


10 00


Total


$939 27


Mr. Tom Mahoney.


62 51


* Bridgewater.


t State.


187


REPORT OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR.


Table No. 8.


LIST OF BURIALS BY OVERSEERS FOR SOMERVILLE, OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES AND STATE.


Names.


Am't.


To Whom Chargeable ..


Names.


Am't.


To Whom Chargeable.


Robert Harrison


$20 00


Somerville.


Zella White


$15 00


Lowell.


Ella Barry.


10 00


..


Foundling


3 00


State.


Daniel Bady


5 00


Foundling


3 00


John Oswald.


20 00


Ada Moriss


14 25


Henry O'Neil


21 00


Charles S. Hagon


18 00


Mary Spiller .


17 00


Arthur Hutchinson


8 00


Almira Danforth.


7 17


P. Charboner, stillborn


5 00


Wm. H. Sheridan


36 00


Dedham.


William Buttimer.


6 00


Somerville.


Ella Mahoney


12 00


Nomerville.


Edward McDermott ...


5 00


Francis Carpenter.


11 00


State.


Michael Connor.


20 00


Mary E. Young.


10 00


Boston.


T. W. French


7 50


State.


James Swan


15 00


State.


M. Jorgenson


15 00


Mary A. Rogers.


20 00


Somerville.


Minnie Claback


12 50


Hattie McGurk


10 00


Brookline.


Silas Hypson's child


11 50


Patrick Galvin.


15 00


Somerville.


Total


$382 92


SUMMARY.


Somerville .


$188 17


Boston


10 00


Dedham


·


36 00


Brookline .


10 00


Lowell


15 00


State


123 75


Total . .


$382 92


M. Copeland


10 00


188


Table No. 9.


SHOWING AMOUNT OF ORDERS GIVEN FROM THE OFFICE OF THE OVERSEERS OF THE POOR OF SOMERVILLE TO PERSONS HAVING A SETTLEMENT IN THE CITY OF SOMERVILLE, IN OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES, AND THOSE BELONGING TO THE STATE, NOT OTHERWISE SETTLED DURING THE YEAR 1882.


TOTAL ORDERS AND EXPENDITURES, 1882.


1882.


TO THE CITY POOR.


To POOR OF OTHER TOWNS AND CITIES.


Dates of the Meet- ings.


Orders.


For Groceries


For Fuel.


Orders.


For Dry Goods and Cloth'g.


Orders.


For Gro- ceries.


Orders.


For Fuel.


Orders.


For Dry Goods and Cloth'g.


Orders.


For Gro- ceries.


Orders.


For Fuel.


Orders.


For Dry Goods and Cloth'g.


Orders.




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